TRC Research Grant and Undergraduate Research Grant Schemes 

The Research and Consultancy Committee of the Information Technology Department conducted an orientation session on “TRC Research Grant and Undergraduate Research Grant Schemes for Staff Members” on 19 November at 12:30 pm in A201 (FFA Lab). Dr Anupriya, Lecturer, Information Technology, was the resource person.

The workshop started with a formal welcome and opening remarks by Dr Qais, lecturer and coordinator, Research and Consultancy Committee, Information Technology.  Dr Anupriya first gave a brief introduction about the government funding agency i.e. TRC in the Sultanate of Oman and their goals. She then introduced different funding schemes available for students and faculty members of Higher Educational Institutes (HEIs) in Oman previously and currently citing changes between the previous and current schemes. She discussed the Research Grant (RG) and Undergraduate Research Grant (URG) schemes, their requirements, team structure, and budgetary provisions, along with constraints imposed by the scheme. She also gave information about the block funding scheme of the TRC.

She then made the participants aware about the college’s efforts in the past few years in seeking grants and success stories. Dr Anupriya also gave various pointers from where detailed information about submitting a proposal can be sought. She also informed the audience about where the documents related to different proposals are available and how to access them. In the end, she recommended everyone to register on the TRC portal and explore more about the schemes and research funding opportunities.

In all, it was a concise and informative talk for all aspiring researchers who wish to seek funding from the TRC.